The Expedition 20 crew patch marks a new era in space exploration with the first six-person crew living and working on the International Space Station. It symbolises the significance of NASA exploration goals and its international partners. The six gold stars are the testament of the men and women of the crew. The stylised astronaut extends from the base of the patch to the star at the top to represent the international team, both on the ground and on orbit, that are working together to further our knowledge of living and working in space. The Space Station in the foreground represents where we are now and the important role it is playing towards meeting our exploration goals. The knowledge and expertise developed from these advancements will enable us to once again leave low Earth-orbit for the new challenges of establishing a permanent presence on the moon and then on to Mars. The blue, gray and red arcs represent our exploration goals as symbols of Earth, the Moon and Mars.

ESA astronaut Frank De Winne (BE) became the first European commander of an ISS expedition, with Expedition 21 in October 2009. His crew were Roman Romanenko, Bob Thirsk, Nicole Stott, Jeff Williams and Maxim Surayev. The central element of the patch is inspired by a fractal of six, symbolising the teamwork of the six-person crew. The patch shows children on Earth in the bright Sun, they symbolise our future and the reason our exploration. The Soyuz and Shuttle are the vehicles that enable human space exploration today, while the ISS is leading to our next goals, the Moon and Mars. The patch shape has six tips, geometrically sound yet reminiscent of a leaf, representing symmetry and ecological harmony, while the six stars in deep space represent the current crew and future exploration crews. Designer : Elena de Winne, date: March 2009

This is the crew patch worn by Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, ESA astronaut Frank De Winne and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk for their flight to the International Space Station with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft. An angel, painted by Yura Menkevich (aged 15) of the Kemerovo region in West Siberia, Russia, was chosen in a competition for the central element for the Soyuz TMA-15 patch.

The Expedition 20 crew patch marks a new era in space exploration with the first six-person crew living and working on the International Space Station. It symbolises the significance of NASA exploration goals and its international partners. The six gold stars are the testament of the men and women of the crew. The stylised astronaut extends from the base of the patch to the star at the top to represent the international team, both on the ground and on orbit, that are working together to further our knowledge of living and working in space. The Space Station in the foreground represents where we are now and the important role it is playing towards meeting our exploration goals. The knowledge and expertise developed from these advancements will enable us to once again leave low Earth-orbit for the new challenges of establishing a permanent presence on the moon and then on to Mars. The blue, gray and red arcs represent our exploration goals as symbols of Earth, the Moon and Mars.

ESA astronaut Frank De Winne (BE) became the first European commander of an ISS expedition, with Expedition 21 in October 2009. His crew were Roman Romanenko, Bob Thirsk, Nicole Stott, Jeff Williams and Maxim Surayev. The central element of the patch is inspired by a fractal of six, symbolising the teamwork of the six-person crew. The patch shows children on Earth in the bright Sun, they symbolise our future and the reason our exploration. The Soyuz and Shuttle are the vehicles that enable human space exploration today, while the ISS is leading to our next goals, the Moon and Mars. The patch shape has six tips, geometrically sound yet reminiscent of a leaf, representing symmetry and ecological harmony, while the six stars in deep space represent the current crew and future exploration crews. Designer : Elena de Winne, date: March 2009

This is the crew patch worn by Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, ESA astronaut Frank De Winne and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk for their flight to the International Space Station with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft. An angel, painted by Yura Menkevich (aged 15) of the Kemerovo region in West Siberia, Russia, was chosen in a competition for the central element for the Soyuz TMA-15 patch.